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20 November

16:46 Microsoft hails its ‘killer weapon’ in battle with PS3 and Wii

16:07 MW2 PC sales topple predecessor

16:03 PSN revenues to triple in ‘09

15:22 Final Fantasy: Crystal Bearers dated

15:01 Steam holds 70% of digital distribution

14:11 Blu-ray to be marketed hard this Xmas

12:52 RETAIL BIZ: James Cameron's Avatar

12:35 Considering a new job?

12:02 The Producers pulls out of Trilogy partnership

12:00 Bayonetta nabs rare Edge 10/10

11:24 Weekly UK video games market soars

11:06 'Sony iTunes' coming early 2010

10:59 PSP delivers for Marvelous

10:37 US: Gaming emergency broadcasts coming

10:20 Google unveils Chrome OS

10:19 Brad Pitt grabs Dark Void movie rights

09:35 More Natal details revealed in Feb

00:01 GCHQ takes to Xbox Live

19 November

22:15 Xbox Live class action begins

21:40 GameStop up and down

21:28 China warns games 'too low-brow'

16:31 Ex-employee slams Pandemic management

16:08 PES 2010 update next week

15:13 3D upgrade coming to PS3

14:34 MW2 dev costs put at $40-50m

13:48 Read this week's MCV online...

13:41 Call of Duty inspires new retailers

13:15 Can Q1 save Christmas?

11:07 PS3 video service goes live

10:10 US: Toys R Us offers hardware trade-ins

10:10 PSP update debuts Digital Comics

09:58 Halo: Reach to premiere at VGAs

09:49 US: PS3 sales up 70% in October

00:52 CoD MMO reports intensify

00:14 MMOs fill 15% of game time

18 November

23:58 Fitness chain turns to Wii

17:08 DS Metroid title in the works?

16:33 Vitality Sensor to get E3 spotlight

16:30 Ubisoft and LoveFilm partner for AC2 campaign

15:42 Supreme Commander 2 announced

15:29 ELSPA applauds Digital Economy Bill

14:37 No More Heroes coming to 360/PS3

14:20 Kane & Lynch 2 unveiled

13:49 MW2 sales pass $550m worldwide

13:35 Facebook hitting PS3 today

12:52 Government lays out piracy battleplan

12:32 The Hut rebuffs AC2 date break claims

10:43 60% of UK 360s have failed

10:37 Uplay launches with Assassin’s Creed II

09:15 UK trade calls for open distribution

07:19 Nordic predicts We Sing sell-out

05:51 Spirit Tracks becomes TV star

17 November

22:58 Windstorm partners Russian artists

22:32 Former Viscerals swing Sledgehammer

22:04 Pandemic closure official

17:38 £1.8bn second-hand games in UK

13:26 Rumour: EA shuts Pandemic

13:13 Activision denies Russian MW2 ban

12:32 Funcom revenues slump

11:52 Gearbox turned down Bladerunner IP

11:22 360 Twitter and Facebook is live

11:16 US: EA Sports Active shops open

10:54 Call of Duty: Zombies hits iPhone

10:20 EEDAR: Marketing more important than quality

10:17 Wii Music Plus inbound?

09:59 PS3 joins the Facebook party

16 November

23:46 More Games as Gifts for Women

23:22 Entertainment Subs Up 7%

22:56 Fils-Aime: Publishers Missing Out

17:42 Mad Catz launches rival wi-fi adapter

17:02 Russia pulls Modern Warfare 2 from sale?

16:59 Square Enix reveals 'first global game'

16:37 Tradewest promotes Howard to UK MD

16:24 MGS sneaking onto PSN

14:22 EA: Saboteur gives gamers what they want

14:05 Nintendo unleashes its ‘House of fun’

13:29 Robomodo signed for Tony Hawk Ride 2?

11:32 Religious leaders slam Modern Warfare 2

11:21 EA '100% committed' to Dead Space

11:07 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

11:06 OnLive looks to iPhone

10:57 UK CHARTS: Modern Warfare 2 marches to No.1

10:41 Now MW2 smashes week-one sales record

10:27 Modern Warfare spin-off on the way?

09:40 Ubisoft readies ‘biggest ever’ release

13 November

20:09 World of Warcraft's Schizophrenia

19:34 Diversity Key as Southpeak Grows

17:33 Dan Houser talks GTA V

15:30 Final Fantasy XIII set for March 9th Euro/US launch

12:28 Miss Frank to launch We Sing

12:06 Alan Wake to arrive in May

11:55 Guitar Hero: Led Zeppelin incoming?

11:33 BBC iPlayer becomes Wii Channel

10:29 Dragon Age DLC generates $1 million

10:14 US: GameStop to sell DLC

10:07 Disney annual profit drops 25%

00:32 US games sales drop 19%

12 November

23:46 Electronic Arts: We're Hiring

21:35 360 passes 10m EMEA sales mark

17:51 Gem scores Paramount USB-movie deal

17:17 November 17th launch for 360 Twitter, Facebook

16:13 New UK publisher emerges

14:52 Command & Conquer 4 dated

12:49 Call of Duty set to become a $1bn franchise

12:18 MW2 grosses $310m in North America and UK

10:34 Xbox pirate ban hits headlines

10:16 GAME sponsors next three BAFTA Awards

11 November

21:09 48 hours to Final Fantasy XIII reveal

16:51 Take a bet on Modern Warfare 2

15:54 Modern Warfare 2 smashes day-one sales record

15:42 Read this week's MCV online...

15:05 Kutaragi starts new company

14:46 New 360 Wireless Adapter dated

14:09 Games flood Zune Marketplace

13:27 Discstribution opens trade site

12:11 Ant and Dec ad wins award

11:35 Bully 2 for 2010?

10:43 ELSPA steps up pirate crack down

10:41 Job losses detailed at EA studios

10:15 New Super Mario Bros Wii to top 15m sales

10:13 Ignition announces Deadly Premonition

10:10 Medal Of Honor: Modern Warfare incoming

09:48 Natal launch details leak from secret Microsoft tour

09:24 Ride to ‘reinvigorate’ Tony Hawk

08:47 New online retailer eyes £100m turnover

08:11 Publishers plot return to MCM Expo

07:45 Konami: Saw is ‘not a cash-in’

07:06 Grainger plots to steal market share

10 November

16:55 Square Enix Europe rebirth complete

16:50 Peppa Pig accessories heading to retail

16:09 Courts strike modchip blow

15:53 Indies praise MW2 launch support

15:45 Can Mickey dethrone Mario as Wii champ?

15:27 Indie cries foul over MW2 date breaks

14:52 US: 10,000 MW2 midnight launches

14:48 Seven year high for UK retail

14:32 US: MW2 smashes GameStop records

13:45 Modern Warfare will thrash GTA sales, says HMV

13:22 RE5: Alternate Edition will be DLC

13:16 Euro PS3 video service launches in November

12:56 500 publishing jobs go at EA

12:44 Veteran dev Armin Gessert dies

12:06 EA slashes release slate in half

11:59 BBC all over Modern Warfare 2

11:58 NCsoft Q3 profits soar

11:39 FIFA outselling PES 4-1

11:06 Medal of Honor to return

11:03 Criterion’s Need for Speed in 2010

10:29 3m MW2 shipped in to satisfy UK demand

10:23 2,000 midnight MW2 launches

10:17 MW2 kicks off with Leicester Square premiere

10:12 EA falls out of love with new IP

09:47 Losses up 26% at EA

09:25 Morrisons goes low on MW2

9 November

23:27 EA to axe 1500 staff as losses deepen

17:56 Could MW2 price drop further still?

17:44 MW2 tops all-time Amazon pre-order chart

16:57 'Huge' FFXIII news due Friday

16:42 Ministers debate game violence

15:08 EA buys Playfish

14:32 Management reshuffle at Namco Bandai

14:11 Moonwalker heading to Wii?

13:42 RETAIL BIZ: FIFA 10 topples PES in PS3 chart

13:11 Amnesia strikes Daily Mail on MW2?

12:51 Wii sales reach '09 high

12:11 Xbox Twitter for over 18s only

12:02 No Wii Zelda in 2010?

11:52 YEN 6bn loss for Namco Bandai

11:10 Sony spends big on Take That

11:04 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

10:25 UK CHARTS: Wii Fit Plus takes No.1

10:12 Street date struggle for Modern Warfare 2

10:01 Daily Mail slams Modern Warfare 2

09:57 Modern Warfare 2 – price roundup

09:47 Modern Warfare 2 for £26

7 November

11:15 Activision praises retail and promises fair play on MW2

6 November

17:17 First MW2 pre-orders arrive

15:08 Steve Jobs named CEO of the decade

14:59 LittleBigPlanet PSP dated

13:27 Square Enix sales rise 33%, profits fall 55.7%

13:07 EA: Flips can grow DS audience

12:25 LittleBigPlanet sequel looks unlikely

12:05 Iwata: Digital retail 20 years away

11:49 EA: PES is struggling

11:31 INTERVIEW: Activision Blizzard UK

11:11 Tesco sells Xbox 360 games for £3.97

10:59 Iwata: Piracy “is an endless battle”

10:39 Nintendo talks Wii HD

10:27 GAME reveals exclusive Zelda LE

10:21 Konami to enter music industry?

10:14 Guitar Hero sales up year-on-year

10:12 Digital distributors boycott MW2

10:07 Gearbox: Valve “foolish” to snub PS3

10:05 Star Trek Online beams down in February

09:51 Loss turns to profit at Activision

5 November

17:01 Play.com: 'MW2 sales to eclipse Dark Knight'

16:39 RETAIL BIZ: New Super Mario Bros Wii

16:03 GameStop names second digital exec

14:08 Mass Effect 2 CE announced

12:09 Riccitiello calls for download data

11:06 Xbox owners ‘defecting’ to PS3

11:00 Halo 3: ODST sales top 1.8m

10:42 Splinter Cell: Conviction CE unveiled

10:34 GameStop has faith in PSPgo

10:32 Assassin's Creed II pre-orders up 80%

10:21 Watch new MW2 trailer here

09:58 UK games sales down 13% in 2009

09:56 Konami H1 profit drops 81.3%

09:47 Activision: 'Guitar Hero as respected as Harley Davidson'

09:30 HMV calms Modern Warfare concerns

08:37 UK 'super-distributor' opens doors

4 November

21:39 THQ Q2 sales down 40%

21:12 Another lawsuit targets Activision

17:25 HMVCurzon welcomes games publishers

17:06 Ubisoft H1 sales fall 51.7%

16:29 INTERVIEW: Activision Blizzard UK

13:05 HMV unveils vision of retail's future

12:25 Marvel names 2011 games slate

11:15 EA snares UK sci-fi writer

10:50 Moore praises FIFA triumph in Japan

10:32 Karl Johns becomes Sega UK sales boss

10:25 Economics of Rock Band are “improving”

09:54 Konami predicts profit slump

09:52 Read this week's MCV online...

08:45 IW: Wii can’t deliver on our goals

3 November

16:57 IW snubbed ‘ridiculous’ MW2 budget

15:24 Euro PS3 movie service explained

15:14 “Revised rollout” of 360 Sky Player underway

14:49 THQ focuses on core market in 2010

14:05 More Big Fish for retail

13:11 Pirates "spend more on content"

13:01 I’m A Celeb to boost game sales

11:46 US: New partners for PSN video service

11:32 EEDAR and Nielsen combine to offer invaluable game data

11:12 Rare 'hopeful' of creating Natal FPS

10:57 Iwata: Wii and PS3 “neck and neck”

10:57 Fight Night DLC announced

10:45 Warner Bros names new Spain boss

10:20 Miyamoto hints at Nintencats

10:19 Modern Warfare 2 already pirated?

09:58 'Games rehab' centre opens in UK

09:40 Mama takes on Modern Warfare

2 November

17:37 Are music games ripping off artists?

17:12 CID The Dummy deal agreed

15:01 Microsoft killed Kameo 2

14:10 £6m ad spend for Left 4 Dead 2

14:05 Retail 'critical for Sky Player'

13:23 RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week

12:30 God of War III CE revealed

11:52 Wii Sports Resort nears 7m

11:37 RETAIL BIZ: Today's charts and buying guide

11:09 US: Uncut Manhunt 2 on the way

09:42 UK CHARTS: FM2010 triumphs

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